Madrasa El Mettichia ( ar, المدرسة المتيشية) is one of the
madrasa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
hs of
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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Location
The madrasa is located in the southwest of the suburb of
Bab Souika
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Bab Souika ( ar, باب سويقة) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis.
It was demolished in 1861. Its situation was between Bab El Khadra and Bab Saadoun
Bab Saadoun ( ar, باب سعدون) is on ...
, between Ben Metticha and Bou Sandel streets.
History
Madrasa El Mettichia was built in 1705 by Ahmed Lagha with the sober architecture of the
Hafsid dynasty.
Description
The building has a typical architecture: a
courtyard
A courtyard or court is a circumscribed area, often surrounded by a building or complex, that is open to the sky.
Courtyards are common elements in both Western and Eastern building patterns and have been used by both ancient and contemporary ...
with two
porticos that gives access to the rooms and the prayer room. The
latrine
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s are separated from the courtyard by a small courtyard.
Nowadays, the madrasa is in a bad state.
La médersa El Mettichia photo 1 المدرسة المتيشية.jpg, View of the madrasa with its northern ''sabat'' (covered pathway)
Sabat au voisinage de la médersa El Mettichia photo 2 المدرسة المتيشية.jpg, View of the southern ''sabat''
References
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